Odishatv Bureau

Jharsuguda: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Friday seized a bag, containing eight powerful dynamites, from a train at the Brajrajnagar railway station in Jharsuguda district.

As per sources, the RPF searched the Howrah-Pune Azad Hind Express when it stopped at the Brajrajnagar station.

Following a search, the railway personnel found a bag beneath a seat and when they opened it, they found eight dynamites inside.

"It was so hard to deal with the situation when a bag containing dynamites was recovered from our train. Thankfully a major tragedy was averted," said a passenger.

However, no arrest has been made in this connection yet as police could not ascertain the details of the person to whom the bag belonged. "We have begun investigation into the incident. We will identify the suspects soon. Efforts are on to ascertain the motive behind the people carrying the dynamites,' said an official.

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